Chapter 3 - A Bird, a Lizard and Something Else

With the quest to protect the Shakalaka complete, you can return to town to find that you have activated a new tier of quests at the Guild. There's a new location available for some of those new quests: the Flooded Forest.

Before you worry about the new quests, talk to the villagers. You'll learn that you can now take Cha-Cha, the Shakalaka that you saved, with you on quests. He has powerful dances that can affect the flow of battle and tilt it in your favor. If you talk to the Artisan, you will find that he has a host of new gear available. It's worth looking into that stuff for the tougher battles to come. As usual, you should also check your other irons in the fire. Talk to the lady at the Market, as well. She now offers the Organizer Guide for 3000z, which you can use to get more room from your Item Box (increasing the capacity by an additional 50% from 4 pages to 6). It's a potentially worthwhile purchase, even at that price. For gunners, there's also new ammo available.

This should be a simple quest for you. Simply find and kill the Rhenoplos monsters in areas 1, 3 and 5. There should be 6 of them spread throughout those areas. Mission complete! You can stop by the cave first if you want to find some Crystal Bones for delivery on your subquest.

This quest's directions tell you to search under the tree in the oasis (located in Sandy Plains) for herbivore eggs. You need to deliver two in order to complete the quest. When you arrive in the plains, grab the desired items from the supply box (including some drinks to withstand the harsh desert temperatures) and then make your way to Area 7. There are obstructions placed around the map, so you'll have to reach your destination by charting a course through areas 1, 4, 8 and 10. Kill any monsters that you encounter along the way in those regions, being as thorough as possible since any enemies that remain will be a pain in the butt momentarily. When you reach Area 7, there will be some Rhenoplos enemies gathered around a tree. Kill them, then a fourth one that will appear shortly thereafter. Then head over to the tree and dig out a Herbivore Egg.

(Above Left) Dig around at the base of the tree in Area 7 after you kill the Rhenoplos monsters that are guarding it. (Above Right) Take the Herbivore Egg that you obtain with you as you return to camp.

Now that you have the egg, you need to get it back to the red chest in your camp. If you are hit by an enemy along the way or you try to roll, the egg will crack. The trick is to backtrack along the path that you cleared on the way to the egg. Start by heading back to Area 10. From there, backtrack to areas 8, 4 and 1, trying to stay to the sides to avoid attracting the attention of any enemies who may have returned. If you did your job properly on the way to the egg, there shouldn't be any enemies, but it's best to play it safe. The worst part of the journey back is Area 4, but you should be okay if you stay along the side.

When you deliver the first egg, you'll satisfy the first subquest and more items will appear in your supply chest. Now it's time to repeat the process with a second egg to satisfy the main quest, except this time there are some new barriers. You'll need to travel through areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 and finally arrive at 7. Be sure to kill every last insect enemy in each of the locations along the way (they appear in 4 and 8). Stick around where the insects appear to make sure that no more will spawn. There are around 12 in each spot. Don't worry about killing the felynes in Area 2 and Area 3, since they'll continue coming no matter how many you slay. Note that you can't ever kill all of the Rhenoplos enemies in Area 4, either, so don't even waste your time trying once you have narrowed the number of them that appear at one time down to one. Your main enemy on this mission is time, so make sure to deliver the first egg quickly so that you have time to make proper preparations for delivery of the more challenging second one.